Student Misconceptions and Errors in Physics and Mathematics, 1st ed. 2020 Exploring Data from TIMSS and TIMSS Advanced IEA Research for Education Series, Vol. 9
Auteurs : Neidorf Teresa, Arora Alka, Erberber Ebru, Tsokodayi Yemurai, Mai Thanh
This open access report explores the nature and extent of students? misconceptions and misunderstandings related to core concepts in physics and mathematics and physics across grades four, eight and 12. Twenty years of data from the IEA?s Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and TIMSS Advanced assessments are analyzed, specifically for five countries (Italy, Norway, Russian Federation, Slovenia, and the United States) who participated in all or almost all TIMSS and TIMSS Advanced assessments between 1995 and 2015.
The report focuses on students? understandings related to gravitational force in physics and linear equations in mathematics. It identifies some specific misconceptions, errors, and misunderstandings demonstrated by the TIMSS Advanced grade 12 students for these core concepts, and shows how these can be traced back to poor foundational development of these concepts in earlier grades. Patterns in misconceptions and misunderstandings are reported by grade, country, and gender. In addition, specific misconceptions and misunderstandings are tracked over time, using trend items administered in multiple assessment cycles.The study and associated methodology may enable education systems to help identify specific needs in the curriculum, improve inform instruction across grades and also raise possibilities for future TIMSS assessment design and reporting that may provide more diagnostic outcomes.
1. An Introduction to Student Misconceptions and Errors in Physics and Mathematics.-2. Review of Research into Misconceptions and Misunderstandings in Physics and Mathematics.- 3.Methodology Used to Analyze Student Misconceptions, Errors, and Misunderstandings in TIMSS.- 4. Results for Student Misconceptions, Errors, and Misunderstandings in Physics and Mathematics.- 5. Conclusions About Using TIMSS and TIMSS Advanced Data to Explore Student Misconceptions, Errors, and Misunderstandings in Physics and Mathematics.- 6. Technical Documentation and Syntax.
Enables researchers and policymakers to track student performance in mathematics and physics over time at three grade levels
Provides in-depth information about students' level of understanding and misconceptions across a range of core concepts
Identifies common student misconceptions and misunderstandings, enabling policymakers to target areas for curriculum improvement
Enables teachers to plan for and provide additional critical support to their students on common misconceptions or errors in mathematics and physics
Date de parution : 09-2020
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Ajouter au panierDate de parution : 11-2019
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Prix indicatif 52,74 €
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Mots-clés :
IEA; Large-scale studies in education; Open access; Science misunderstandings; Mathematics misunderstandings; TIMSS; Student performance; Core concepts in mathematics and physics; Foundational development of core concepts; Item-level performance data; Improving teaching and learning; STEM Education; Curriculum improvement; Large-scale assessments in science and mathematics; Patterns in misconceptions; errors; and misunderstandings
